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Federal prosecutors are not the only ones using deferred prosecution agreements in white collar cases. In a press release, "Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced . . . a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the British bank, Lloyds TSB Bank plc ('LLOYDS') in settlement of a 'stripping' scheme in which the Bank caused the falsification of the records of New York financial institutions and enabled its Iranian and Sudanese banking clients to access the U.S. banking system in violation of federal sanctions prohibiting such conduct. As a result, LLOYDS will pay fines and forfeiture totaling $350,000,000." The release stated that:

"Mr. Morgenthau said that today’s settlement was the result of a joint investigation undertaken by the District Attorney’s Office and the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the United States Department of Justice ('DOJ'). As a result of the settlement and Deferred Prosecution Agreement with both the District Attorney’s Office and DOJ, LLOYDS has agreed to adhere to best practices for international banking transparency, to cooperate with ongoing law enforcement investigations, to conduct an internal review of past transactions, and to pay the fines and forfeiture."